With reports of a final economic stimulus package costing up to $900 billion circulating in the media, researchers, health economists, advocacy groups, members of private industry and policymakers are supporting an investment in biomedical research to help reverse stagnant government funding and to generate substantial returns to the economy and the health of the nation…
Filed under: NerveCenter | Tagged: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, biomedical research funding, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, economic stimulus package, Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary, House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, national institutes of health, National Science Foundation, NIH, NSF, President Obama, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan | 1 Comment »